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About the Computer Numerical Controlled (CNC) Machining Certificate

The CNC Machining certificate is designed to prepare students for entrylevel CNC machining and programming positions. The program offers a series of skillbuilding courses in CNC machining and CAM programming for the individual desiring full-time employment in the CNC manufacturing industry.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:
1. Apply machine shop safety principles. (1)
2. Use micro-measurement instruments. (2)
3. Read a micrometer (2)
4. Turn on, home the machine and determine the active program. (3)
5. Load CNC programs into the controller using at least 3 of the 4 accepted methods. (3)
6. Load the proper program into the“EDITOR" and confirm that listed tools in the program are those which correspond to the tools in the machine. (3)
7. Run a part program to completion. (3)
8. Check oil levels, coolant levels, and coolant concentration. (3)
9. Set tooling and record the appropriate tooling data into the controller. (3)
10. Set the work coordinate for a given part and input data into the work offset page of the controller (3)
11. Discern the difference between a graphical representation of a good tool path vs. a near net shape. (3)
12. Move, copy, delete, insert and find & replace data in a program. (3)
13. Operate the CNC milling machine in a manual mode and set the machine to specific operational settings. (3)
14. Restart the program at any tool change or at any point in the program. (3)
15. Touch off all the tools and record their offset data on the tool offset page. (3)
16. Measure the stock to determine the amount of excess length. (3)
17. Load work into the Chuck. (3)
18. Select a facing/turning tool to face the work piece off. (3)
19. Set CNC for appropriate RPM's. (3)
20. Face the part off using the hand wheel. (3)
21. Find all the feed rates concerning linear motion for a finish pass from .003 to .005. (3)

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
MAT 100. Technical Mathematics (3). Review of arithmetic skills, proportions, percentages, exponents, algebraic equations of the first degree, basic geometry, and literal equations with applications designed for the student's own field of study. Prerequisite: MAT 082, or one year of high school algebra completed within the last 4 years, or a satisfactory score on the mathematics skills assessment. Reading Proficiency. Three lecture.

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
MET 100. Introduction to Manufacturing Technology (4). Introduction to Manufacturing Technology including safe practices, tools and measurement devices and applied mathematics. Emphasis on problem solving, computer-aided design, blueprint reading, fabrication, assembly, and control systems. Preparedness recommendations: Two years of high school math and general computer literacy. Two lecture. Six lab.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:
1. Apply standard safety practices in a manufacturing environment. (1)
2. Integrate workplace skills, including ethics, interviewing and teambuilding. (2)
3. Apply fundamentals of business principles in the manufacturing environment. (3)
4. Interpret blueprints and describe tolerances and features of a part. (4)
5. Explain correct use of basic measuring instruments in the manufacturing industry and use those tools to complete inspection documentation. (5)
6. Use CAD (Computer Aided Design) to document a part and create a three-dimensional view of it. (6)
7. Interpret documentation of products and processes to accomplish manufacturing tasks with application of Statistical Process Control, ISO 9000 and Total Quality Control. (7)
8. Operate manual machine tools. (8)
9. Manipulate a drawing in a CAM (Computer Aided Manufacturing) system to produce an actual part. (9)
10. Operate and complete simple setup on Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) Machine tools. (10)
11. Manage general housekeeping and elementary maintenance tasks. (11)
12. Interpret a top-level drawing and bill of materials to construct an assembly. (12)
13. Create a basic control system wiring schematic, and use the schematic to construct the basic control system. (13)
14. Outline the intended operation of the basic control system and write a PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) program which produces the intended operation. (14)